Car-fender



(No Model.)

0. PINK.

GAR FENDER.

,330. Patented Oct. 13, 1896.

ATTORNEY.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN FINK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,330, dated October13, 1896.

Application filed May 26, 1896. Serial No. 593,137. (No model.)

To aZZ 1072 0777 it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN FINK, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oar-Fenders, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a car-fender embodying a swinging tray, a boltmounted on the same adapted to engage with a stationary part of thefender, and a trigger which when struck is adapted to withdraw the bolt,thus releasing the swinging tray and permitting it to drop close to thetrack, the tray being primarily held above the track, so as to clear thesame during the oscillation of the car.

It also consists in adapting the journals of the swinging tray to form aguide for the rod which connects the bolt with the trigger, asaforesaid.

It also consists of a buffer or cushion at the front of the tray, thesame being adapted to yield when struck, so as to close the space infront of the tray and between the same and the road-bed, thus preventingthe person or object struck from being drawn beneath the tray.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a car-fender embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a partial top view and partial horizontalsection thereof. Fig. 3 represents a partial side elevation and partiallongitudinal section thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a swinging tray, on the sides ofthe frame of which are secured the journals B, which are mounted on thearms 0, the latter being pivotally connected by the bolts D with theupright portion or guard E rearward of the fender A, said guard beingsecured to the dasher or other proper part of the car in any suitablemanner, the means employed in the present case being hooks F, in whichthe frame of said guard is fitted. The arms are provided on their rearends with the lips G, which are adapted to abut against the sides of theframe of the guard E in vertical direction, and thus limit the downwardmotion of said arms, so as to retain them in horizontal position.

Depending from the sides of the frame of the guard at the bottom thereofare lugs H, with which engage the bolts J, the latter passing freelythrough eyes K on the sides of the frame of the fender and havingconnected with them the rods L, which are guided in openings K in thejournals B, the forward ends of said rods being pivotally connected withwrist-pins on the lower ends of the crank frame or trigger M, whosecross-bar N is in front of the fender and above the forward end of thesame, said trigger being mounted on the frame of the fender by means ofthe studs P, so that it may readily turn toward and from the front ofthe tray.

Q designates a buffer or cushion which extends transversely in front ofthe fender and has its ends connected with the studs R, which projectfrom the front end of the frame of the fender and have the rollers orpivot-wheels S mounted thereon, the portion of the buffer between saidstuds being free to bend, especially rearward.

It will be noticed that the buffer Q is set forward of the tray, so asto be somewhat in advance of the same.

The operation is as follows, the parts being shown in position in Fig.1: \Vhen the person (or object) is in the path of the fender and strikesthe frame M, he pushes back the latter and consequently draws forwardthe rods L. This causes the bolts J to clear the lugs 11, whereby thetray is no longer controlled by said bolts, and thus drops close to thetrack, the wheels S running on the rails. The tray is now placed in suchposition that the person will fall into the network of the same, andthus be carried with comparative safety. Should the limbs of the personor even his body fall on the road-bed, the buffer will act as a push-offor a pick-up 5 but should this fail it will cause pressure rearwardly onsaid buffer Q, so as to close the space between the buifer and front ofthe tray, and thus prevent the person from being directed beneath thetray while being swept in front thereof. \Vhen the tray is afterwardrestored to its normal position, the bolts J are forced rearwardly bythe action of the springs T, which bear against the same, thus causingsaid bolts to engage with the lugs H as keepers and restore the frame ortrigger M to its normal position, so as to stand salient in front of thefender, while the rollers R are raised sufficiently above the track, soas to prevent bumping of the same during the subsequent oscillation ofthe car. The tray may also be raised to a greater extent, in which casethe arms 0 follow the motions of the the frame of the tray as stops.

same, so that the tray and adjacent parts may be folded against the backor guard E.

In order to limit the downward motion of the rear end of the tray, thearms 0 are formed with inwardly projecting lips U, which extendhorizontally below the sides of The arms C may be raised, as shown indotted lines, Fig. 3, so as to lift the fender out of operativeposition.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fender consisting of a swinging tray, a bolt mounted on the same, astationary part with which said bolt is adapted to engage, and aswinging trigger on the tray connected with said bolt for withdrawingthe same, and permitting the tray todrop, said bolt controlling theprimary position of said tray, substantially as described.

ing journals with bearings in said arms a buffer on said tray, a triggermounted on said tray, a spring-controlled bolt connected at one end withsaid trigger and at the other end engaging said lug, said bolt beingguided in the journals of said tray, and said trigger having a cross-barextending in front of and above the bufier of the tray.

4. A' tray, studs on the forward end thereof, pilot-wheels on saidstuds, and a yielding cushion connected at its ends with said studs, andset forward from said tray with a space between the parts, so that whenit is struck,

it will yield rearwardly, and close said space,

substantially as described.

CHRISTIAN FINK. \Vitnesses:

J OHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, 'WM. 0. XVIEDERSHEIM.

